Haryana Cabinet meet on April 11
Chandigarh: Haryana Cabinet will meet under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar lal on April 11 at 3 p.m, an official statement said on Saturday.
Haryana CM congratulates Deepak lather
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar lal, has congratulated Deepak lather for winning bronze in men’s 69 kg weightlifting contest and opening the state’s medals account in the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast. In a statement issued here, the Chief Minister said, “Deepak from Jind has done Haryana and the country proud by winning bronze medal and become the youngest Indian weightlifting medallist at the CWG. I congratulate him and wish all other players best of performance”. Deepak lather is the first person from his family to take up sports as others are involved in agriculture. He started as a diver but was picked up by a vigilant coach who felt he had a future in weightlifting.
HAFED signs MoU with HPCSCl
Chandigarh: To extend its marketing activities for the broader reach of its good quality and hygienic consumer products, Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation limited (Hafed) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Himachal Pradesh Civil Supplies Corporation limited, Shimla. A spokesman of Hafed said that under this MoU, Hafed would be supplying range of its consumer products including rice, edible oils, wheat flour and sugar to the Himachal Pradesh Civil Supplies Corporation limited. Further, these quality consumer products would reach to the residents of Himachal Pradesh through the existing network of more than 100 sale outlets of Himachal Pradesh Civil Supplies Corporation limited.
Haryana appoints 8 DDA as Public Prosecutor
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has appointed eight Deputy District Attorney (DDA) as Public Prosecutors for the whole of the state of Haryana for the purpose of the Sub Section (6) of the section 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974). A notification in this regard has been issued by the Administration of Justice Department.
Equal Pay Equal Work in Haryana
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has directed all administrative departments to examine “Equal pay for Equal Work” related cases of other category of employees (whether engaged on regular or temporary basis) and who fulfill the conditions of Supreme Court Judgement. An official spokesman said that a written communication has been sent to all the Administrative Secretaries, all Heads of the departments, all Commissioners of Ambala, Hisar, Rohtak, Gurugram, Karnal and Faridabad and the Registrar, Punjab and Haryana High Court, all Deputy Commissioners and Sub Divisional Officers in this regard. In case of doubt, they could approach the Committee constituted to decide on cases of other categories of employees to whom the principal of equal pay for equal work apply.
World Health Day celebrated
Chandigarh: Indian Public Health Association, PGI Branch, Chandigarh celebrated World Health Day here on Saturday on the theme “Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere”. Dr. Sandhya Ghai, President IPHA, PGI Branch Chandigarh and Principal NINE welcomed Chief Guest Prof. Jagat Ram, Director, PGIMER, and Guest of Honor Prof. Rajesh Kumar, Dean during the inaugural function. Key note address was delivered by Prof. Rajesh Kumar, Dean (Academics) and Head department of SPH. He emphasized that only 50% of population has access to Universal health coverage. So, people have to spend from their own pockets and their out of pocket expenditure is pushing them towards poverty.